Likolelela mefilonghenda
1 Oove hano, omumwange, likolelela mefilonghenda eli li li muKristus Jesus; 2 ndele osho wa uda kwaame mokati keendobwedi dihapu, shi yandja kovalumenhu ve shi okulineekelwa, va wana oku shi longa vakwao yo.
3 Ove, humbata oudjuu, ngaashi omukwaita muwa waKristus Jesus. 4 Kape na omukwaita te lipyakidile oipalwifa, osheshi a hala okuwapalela ou, e mu shivila moukwaita. 5 Ndele ou ta kala mefiyafano, ita pewa oshishani, ngeenge ita fiyafana po pamaufo. 6 Omunepya ou te lihepeke oye e nokupewa tete oiimati. 7 Diladila nawa eshi handi shi ku lombwele, osheshi Omwene ote ku pe omayele moinima aishe.
8 Dimbulukwa, Jesus Kristus, ou a nyumunwa movafi, Oye a dja mepata laDavid pavaengeli lange, 9 mulo handi humbata oudjuu fiyo omeemhango, nda fa omukolokoshi; ndelenee eendjovo daKalunga inadi mangwa. 10 Onghee ohandi lididimikile ashishe eshi omolwovahoololwa, opo navo yo va mone exupifo li li muKristus Jesus noshinge shaalushe. 11 Ondjovo ei oi shii okulineekelwa:
“Osheshi ngeenge twa fyeni pamwe naye,
ohatu ka kaleni yo tu nomwenyo pamwe naye;
12 ngeenge hatu lididimikeni,
ohatu ka kaleni nokupangela yo pamwe naye;
ndelenee ngeenge ohatu mu likale,
Oye ote ke tu likala yo.
13 Fye ngeenge twa kala inatu diinina,
Oye ta kala omudiinini,
osheshi Ye ita dulu okulikala Ye mwene.”
Omukriste ne livangeke eemhata neendjovo dongaho
14 Va dimbulukifa oinima ei noku va lombwela koshipala shOmwene, vaha patafane eendjovo dongaho dihe na nande ekwafo, ndelenee otadi kanifa ovapwilikini. 15 Diinina, u monike kuKalunga oove omufindani momayeleko, omulongi ita fi ohoni oshilonga shaye, e shii okutukula nawa ondjovo yoshili. 16 Ndelenee livangeka eendjovo da nyata nomapopyaano ongaho, osheshi ava tava kwatafana nado, ovo tava ka pwila mo moudinikalunga, 17 ndele eendjovo davo otadi ka tandavela muvo ngaashi oudu wombulwa, vamwe vomuvo Himeneus naFiletus, 18 vo ova kanduka mo moshili, eshi tava ti: enyumuko ola ningwa nale, ndele tava nyono po eitavelo lavamwe. 19 Nande ongaha, ekanghameno la pama laKalunga tali kala la pamenena, ndele ou na oshihako eshi: “Omwene ava vaye oku va shii, nakeshe tuu ou ta ifana edina lOmwene, na efe ouhenouyuki.” 20 Ndelenee meumbo linene ihamu kala oiyuma yoshingoldo noyoshisiliveli aike, ohamu kala yo yoiti noyedu, imwe oya fimana, ikwao inai fimana. 21 Hano, ngeno ope na ou te liyelifa mwaai, ye ota ningi oshiyuma sha fimana sha yapulwa shi noshilonga kumwene washo, sha wapalela keshe tuu oshilonga shiwa.
Shikuleni ouyuki nombili nelididimiko
22 Ndelenee inda onhapo yokahalu kounyasha, ndele shikula ouyuki neitavelo, nohole nombili pamwe naava tava ifana Omwene nomutima wa yela. 23 Ndele hanyena omapulapulo a nyika oulai, ndele ehe neendunge, osheshi u shi shii, oo otaa dala eemhata; 24 ndelenee omupiya wOmwene ina wapala okutwa eemhata, oye e nokukala e nonheni naaveshe, omulongi ta shiiva okulonga nokulididimikila owii; 25 ye e nokupukulula ovanandubo e nombili, ngeno Kalunga e va pe elidilululo opo va shiive oshili, 26 ndele va ninge vali eendunge, va kololokwe, va manguluke mo momwiyo waSatana, ou e va manga okulonga ehalo laye.
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus
1 Timothy, my child, you must let Christ Jesus make you strong by his gift of undeserved grace. 2 You have often heard me teach. Now I want you to tell these same things to followers who can be trusted to tell others.
3 As a good soldier of Christ Jesus you must endure your share of suffering. 4 Soldiers on duty don't work at outside jobs. They try only to please their commanding officer. 5 No one wins an athletic contest without obeying the rules. 6 And farmers who work hard are the first to eat what grows in their field. 7 If you keep in mind what I have told you, the Lord will help you understand completely.
8 Keep your mind on Jesus Christ! He was from the family of David and was raised from death, just as my good news says. 9 And because of this message, I am locked up in jail and treated like a criminal. But God's good news isn't locked in jail, 10 and so I am willing to put up with anything. Then God's special people will be saved and given eternal glory because they belong to Christ Jesus. 11 Here is a true message:
“If we died with Christ,
we will live with him.
12 If we don't give up,
we will rule with him.
If we deny
that we know him,
he will deny
that he knows us.
13 If we are not faithful,
he will still be faithful.
Christ cannot deny
who he is.”
An Approved Worker
14 Don't let anyone forget these things. And with God as your witness, you must warn them not to argue about words. These arguments don't help anyone. In fact, they ruin everyone who listens to them. 15 Do your best to win God's approval as a worker who doesn't need to be ashamed and who teaches only the true message.
16 Keep away from worthless and useless talk. It only leads people farther away from God. 17 That sort of talk is like a sore that won't heal. And Hymenaeus and Philetus have been talking this way 18 by teaching that the dead have already been raised to life. This is far from the truth, and it is destroying the faith of some people.
19 But the foundation God has laid is solid. On it is written, “The Lord knows who his people are. So everyone who worships the Lord must turn away from evil.”
20 In a large house some dishes are made of gold or silver, while others are made of wood or clay. Some of these are special, and others are not. 21 This is also how it is with people. The ones who stop doing evil and make themselves pure will become special. Their lives will be holy and pleasing to their Master, and they will be able to do all kinds of good deeds.
22 Run from temptations that capture young people. Always do the right thing. Be faithful, loving, and easy to get along with. Worship with people whose hearts are pure. 23 Stay away from stupid and senseless arguments. These only lead to trouble, 24 and God's servants must not be troublemakers. They must be kind to everyone, and they must be good teachers and very patient.
25 Be humble when you correct people who oppose you. Maybe God will lead them to turn to him and learn the truth. 26 They have been trapped by the devil, and he makes them obey him, but God may help them escape.
